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Air navigation facility

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000035

Any facility used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including landing areas, lights, any apparatus or equipment for disseminating weather information, for signaling, for radio-directional finding, or for radio or other electrical communication, and any other structure or mechanism having a similar purpose for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and takeoff of aircraft.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000035
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
See alsoNavigational aid
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000035",
  "term": "Air navigation facility",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "Any facility used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including landing areas, lights, any apparatus or equipment for disseminating weather information, for signaling, for radio-directional finding, or for radio or other electrical communication, and any other structure or mechanism having a similar purpose for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and takeoff of aircraft.",
  "see_also": [
    "Navigational aid"
  ],
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/air-navigation-facility/"
}

Record 35 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.